Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 24 Regulations for future space traffic control and management

Kai-Uwe Schrogl

Chapter Outline

• Introduction…………………………………303

• The Concept of “Traffic” in Outer Space…………………………………303

• Elements of STM: Findings from the Study by the International Academy of Astronautics of 2006…………………………………304

• Research on STM Following the IAA Study…………………………………306

• STM as a New Conceptual Approach to Regulating Space Activities…………………………………306

• STM and its Relation to Current Policy Activities…………………………………307

• Notes and references…………………………………308

Introduction

Space Traffic Management (STM) received its first full conceptualization in a study by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), published in 2006 [1]. Following this, ...